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Born into a poor family hailing from Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh, Gulfam was attacked by polio at the age of one. His family, subsequently, migrated and settled in Delhi, so that Gulfam could get access to proper treatment. Though he started his studies late, Gulfam completed his higher secondary education from a government school and went on to do an ITIL course in computer operations.

Overcoming limitations

“I was always fond of maintaining a good body, and I continuously worked out in the gym in my teenage years. It was my gym instructor who first introduced me to the world of sports for the specially-abled,” says Gulfam, recalling the first National Championship he won in 2008.